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ninja

So, Zuko's (And Azula's) mother. We know she cared a lot for Zuko, and was beginning to become wary of Azula's unusual behavior. And we know that she disappeared years ago around the same time that Lord Azulan passed and Ozai was crowned as the new Fire Lord.
But do we know what happened to her? Was she killed? and if so, by who and for what? Or did she just run away? And why did she leave Zuko behind if she wanted to protect him?

Theories or thoughts?

There's also that rumor floating around that Zuko is going to go out on a search for his mother some time in this season. So does that mean that she's likely still alive out there, maybe in hiding?
Thoughts on that?

Is it possible that we could see her later on in the season? Or at least have some sort of closure about what happened to her?

Yeah, Katara and Ursa would probably get along pretty well, wouldn't they? Ursa'd probably become a mother figure to her! Now I really, really hope she's alive...
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And that's an interesting theory, I'll have to watch that episode again and listen for footsteps. I can't imagine what must have been going on in Ozai's head if he in fact did that...Killing your own son, or your wife? Just for power? That's just messed up. I'm starting to dislike him even more now! >.<

Ok, I think I have a theory on my hands.

I thought this up while at work last weekend after watching "Sokka's Master", though at the time it was mainly wishful thinking, and stemmed from some fantasy of mine that Ursa ran away and joined some secret rebellion group...but you know, the more I think about it, the more I think it could really happen.

Ok, here goes.
What if:
Ursa is in with the White Lotus society? What if they are hiding her out? And what if the Gaang meet her when they eventually find more out about the WL? And, furthermore, what happens when Zuko's there as well??

I also saw one of my friends, greenifyme on DeviantArt expressing this same theory, but going a step further, like so: The following is her part of the theory.
Perhaps, Ursa killed Azulon, then had to run, and is now under the White Lotus's protection.

This theory is starting to make a lot of sense.
I'm sure that the White Lotus society wasn't brought up by the Master at this point in the story for no good reason. The White Lotus could be one of those elusive, seemingly unimportant plot devices that come in later with a great deal of importance. Up until Sokka's recieving the tile, it was basically just a hobby or an old interest of Iroh, but now...I am sure that it's going to play an important role in the upcoming episodes, and this could be it.

"You can always find a friend..." Seems to me like this group is quite enthusiastic about helping their own. We saw it with Iroh and Zuko when they helped them get out of the desert, with fake identities as refugees...And now Sokka has a friend, one who doesn't seem to care that he's of the water tribe, nor that he's travelling with none other than the Avatar. Even though he could probably get a lofty reward were he to provide information to the authorities. Perhaps they are looking out for a Fire Lady gone assassin as well?

As for her actually killing Azulon, Greenifyme provided this little bit of the show to consider. (I'm currently going on what she wrote, I need to see that part of the episode again, myself...)
When Azulon was talking to Ozai, saying that he(Ozai) needed to learn the suffering of losing a son, while Azula is watching from behind the curtain, there is a flash of light from a fire. Could this be Ursa offing the old man for suggesting the murder of her son? Can Ursa fire-bend?
It would fit in with her telling him, "everything I did was to protect you," perhaps she meant killing Azulon, though I'm not sure how that would assuredly save Zuko...

And you know, it begs the question, does Iroh know where Ursa is? If she's involved with the White Lotus, does Iroh know about it and where to find her? Maybe he was the one who got her in? And will Iroh tell Zuko?

So, now I'm thinking that the episode "The Runaway" Could either be Zuko's finally running off to find Ursa, as was my original theory, or it could be what happened to Ursa herself, possibly with Zuko leaving at some point for the same reasons.
I'm thinking that maybe he finds some sort of clue that she's still alive, and he becomes determined to find her. I actually had this little vision in my mind of him perhaps finding a Pai Sho White Lotus tile, maybe buried or somehow hidden around the little pond where he and his mother sat and fed the Turtleducks, as if she left it there for him to find later in life, for him to figure out...or, you know, something like that.
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But I'm sure that Mike and Bryan, the evil geniuses, can come up with something much better^^

OMG, I'm so wordy, WTH.
Sorry for the lengthiness, I just had to get this out! Ursa lives!!
domokun

gyah, I know, I'm so excited now! I even have the urge to do some Ursa-White Lotus fanart!
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I'd love to see the Gaang's reaction to seeing Zuko there, whenever they meet Ursa, along with Zuko's reaction to them being there. and when they find out that OMG, she's the fire lady!! I wonder when it will happen though...Augh, the waiting this season is gonna kill me!

And you know, once Zuko finds Ursa, he'll probably have a much better moral compass to go by then he does now with just his dad. So, consequently, change will be nigh!! Of course, he could have listened to Iroh..*mutter-mutter*
Oh, man, I hope this theory's right!

One thing's for sure, if he hasn't changed and decided what he wants by the time he meets her again, he will when he does. His mother could serve as the final catalyst to his change. Though I am hoping that Katara plays a little more part in it...
ninja

And yeah, I'm definitely imagining a tearful reunion, too! With motherly hugging as well. FINALLY, someone has needed to hug that boy for the whole series!